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A house fire that drew more than a dozen fire departments to rural Polo on Saturday also claimed the life of a 68-year-old man.

Henry Huenefeld, 64, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, according an Ogle County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Another person in accident faces life-threatening injuries.

Illinois State Police investigate fatal crash near Lockport

A man was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in a crash more than three years ago that resulted in the death of a 36-year-old man in Joliet.

Andres Resendiz, 24, of Joliet, was pronounced deceased at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Resendiz was involved in a crash on Sunday on Interstate 80 near joliet.

A driver has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence following a fatal crash that led to the victim’s vehicle catching fire on Interstate 55 in Bolingbrook.

After more than six years, a woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence in a 2016 crash that led to the death of Jaime Mendez, 36, of Plainfield.

Deadly collision near Beecher occurred in 2017

A Kirkland woman died after driving through a stop sign and crashing into a semi-truck on Illinois Route 64 north of Rochelle.

Chaves J. Bradley, 25, of Hammond, Indiana, was identified as the man who was shot and killed last week in what appeared to have been an ambush in Crete Township in Will County.

Jordan M. Murillo, 18, of Bolingbrook, was killed in a single-vehicle crash overnight on Interstate 55 after his vehicle went off the roadway and struck a tree, according to Illinois State Police.

One person is dead and another injured following an crash on Illinois Route 2 just south of Byron early New Year’s Day. Weather appears to have played a role in the crash.

A 60-year-old Morrison motorcyclist was identified Friday as the man who died after a crash around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of Crosby Road.

Jose Aguilar-Moreno, 30, of Joliet, has been arrested on a charge of murdering Jorge Chiguil-Toto, 40, of Joliet, at Spanish American Club, police said.